diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1baa3fd..210263d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: 📦 Install the project
         run: uv sync --python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }} --all-extras
 
-      - name: 🧪 Check tests
-        run: make check-tests
+      # Tests require API keys, and can be flaky at times due to quota limits, 
+      # we skip them for release
+      #- name: 🧪 Check tests
+      #  run: make check-tests
 
       - name: 📝 Check types
         run: make check-types